Crude-oil burner.



Patented D13, 1910.

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EMORY A'. WALES, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

CRUDE-OIL BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Application iled December 2.1, 1909. Serial No. 534,330.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, EMORY A. WALES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oklahoma city in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crude-Oil Burners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means for burning crude oil, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device into which the oil may be fed and in the center of which is an air pipe for supporting combustion, so disposed that the gas which is produced from the heated oil is mixed with t-he air in such a manner as to produce intense heat.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for confining the burning` gas so as to force it into contact with t-he incoming air.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the device, a portion thereof being in section. Fig. 2 is an end view of the device, and Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3 3 of Fig. .1.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a cylindrical member 1 of the shape shown in the drawing, to which are attached the heads 2 and 3, these heads being preferably screwed onto the ends of the cylinder in the manner indicated in the drawing. The cylinder is provided with perforations 1, there being preferably two rows of these perforations on each side of the cylinder. f These perforations or openings A are for the purpose of permitting the exit of the gas which is generated in the interior of the cylinder y 1, while it is being burned. At the center of the cylinder, I provide an oil inlet pipe 5. Running through the cylinder 1 from end to end thereof is a central pipe 6 provided with openings 7 and 8. This pipe 6 is a cold air pipe` and, as shown, the air may be drawn in from either of the ends 9 or 10. In the bottom of the cylinder 1 is an opening` 11 through which the gas may be ignited.

From the foregoing description ofthe various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The oil comes through the pipe 5,'which may be provided with a suitable cock 12 for regulating the iiow. The oil passes into the interior of the cylinder 1 and may be ignited through the opening 11. The heated oil rapidly forms gas which seeks an exit through the openings 1. Cold air is drawn through the ends of the pipe 6 and, passing through tlieopeni1igs 7 and 8, unites with the gas to form a combustible mixture. This mixture is ignited'and the flaming gas issues from the perforations 4c with terric heat. As the burning gas continues to pour from the openings 4L, more cold air is drawn in to supply the proper amount of oxygen for the combustion of the gas which is'being generated.

The device is particularly eflicient, since the air is delivered Within the cylinder to the gas which is in the best condition for uniting with the oxygen to form a combustible mixture.

I claim I In a crude oil burner, a cylinder provided with perforations in its side walls and having end walls each provided with a central opening, a perforated air pipe disposed centrally of said cylinder and'having its ends extending through the openings in Said end walls, the ends of said air pipe being open to the atmosphere, and an inlet pipe secured in the top of said cylinder for introducing a fluid fuel, the bottom of said cylinder being provided with an opening for igniting the fuel.

EMORY A. WALES. Witnesses:

Eo. THAYER, H. HAYES. 

